Nigeria: Malaria Consortium Names Kogi First Lady Itn Ambassador
[Leadership] Kogi State governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has flagged off the 2026 Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs) Mass Distribution Campaign, targeting 3,810,985 mosquito nets for 1,130,935 households across the state's 21 local government areas.
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, inaugurated the First Lady, Hajia Sefinat Usman Ododo, as the Kogi State ITN Ambassador on Saturday. The ceremony took place at the Government House, Lokoja, and marked the beginning of the 2026 Insecticide-Treated Nets (ITNs) Mass Distribution Campaign. The campaign aims to distribute 3,810,985 mosquito nets to 1,130,935 households across the state's 21 local government areas.
Governor Ododo described malaria as a significant public health challenge and a threat to economic prosperity, highlighting that the disease leads to maternal complications, miscarriages, low birth weight, and anaemia. He assured residents that the campaign would cover all areas of the state, with no community left behind.
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